Cigar and cigarette holder and ash receiver



Feb. 21, 1933. 5. KLENK 1,898,841

CIGAR AND CIGARE'I TE HOLDER AND ASH RECEIVER 'F'iled Oct. 25, 1930 o oo o o o o o 0H0 INVENTOR Ge or e K/en/f I ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21,1933 UNITED STATES PATENT GEORGE KLENK, OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA CIGARAND CIGARETTE HOLDER AND ASH RECEIVER Application filed October 25,1930. Serial No. 491,239.

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Another object of the invention is to provide means for safely retainingany ashes or droppings from the cigar or cigarette so that fire orexplosion starting from such cause may be prevented.

A further object of the invention is to provide the protector with aseries of draft vents so arranged so as to properly supply oxygen to theburning cigar or cigarette and to pro- 0 vide means for the emission ofgas or smoke from the interior during the intervals between the draftsproduced in the cigar or cigarette during smoking.

With these objects in view the safety device consists of a mouthpiecehaving a draft flue and provided with a socket for receiving the end ofa cigar or cigarette. The draft flue is provided at one end with athread having a shoulder at the inner end thereof. The safety applianceconsists of a generally tubular body closed at one end by a wall andhaving a draft opening in said wall upon the axis of the body.

The said body is provided upon its top side with a row of draft openingsextending longitudinally of the body and the last mentioned draftopenings are directed transversely through the body toward thelongitudinal axis thereof.

In one form of the invention the axes of the said openings are disposedat an acute angle to the axis of the holder and the holder is of greaterinternal diameter at one end than the other and the openings at the topof the body are disposed toward that end of the body of greater internaldiameter.

In another form of the invention the axes of the openings at the top ofthe body are disposed at-a right angle to the axis of the body.

A screen 11 of fine mesh forms a linin for the body 6 and said body isformed rom transparent material which is fireproof.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the safety holder especially adapted tobe used for containing a cigar.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof cut on the line 33 ofFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of theholder especially adapted to be used for containing a cigarette.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the form of holder as shownin Figure 4 cut on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

The safety holder consists of a mouthpiece 1 having the usual draft flue2 therein and provided at one end with a.socket 3 communicating withsaid flue and adapted to re ceive the end of a cigar or cigarette. Thesaid mouthpiece is provided at one end with a thread 4 having a shoulder5 at the end '75 thereof.

In the form of the invention as shown in inal axis of the provided atthe inner surface of the larger end with a thread 9 adapted to engagethe thread 4. The body 6 is provided along its top side with a series ofopenings 10 arranged in a row extending longitudinally of? the body.With the exception of the openings 8 and 10 the body 6 is imperforate.The axes of the openings 10 are disposed at an acute angle to thelongitudinal axis of the body- 6 and the axes of the openings 10 aredirected toward the end of the body having greater internal diameter.

When the end of a cigar is inserted in the socket 3 of the mouthpieceand the body 6 is passed over the cigar and the thread of the bodyengaged with the thread 4 to such an a flue opening 8 extent that theend of the body comes in contact with the shoulder 5. .The openings inthe body 6 will be at the top side of the device or that side which isat the same direction as one of the flattened sides of the mouthiece 1.Thus, when the mouthpiece is held the mouth the openings 10 will beupwardly'disposed or at the top of the device. When the cigar is lightedand as it is being smoked any ashes falling from the same will beretained in the closed lower portion of the body 6 and the air willenter the body through the openings 8 and 10. Inasmuch as the body is ofgreater internal diameter at one end than the other, the air will have atendency to eddy around the inner end of the cigar and within the innerportion of the holder thus keeping the ci ar in proper condition andpreventing t e tobacco from sweatin The air passes through the lightedend of t e cigar and combustion is promoted.

Between the drafts the pufis of smoke which might come from the lightedcigar may pass out through the openings 10.

As the wrapper of a cigar is more liable to sweat than the wrapper of acigarette, the axes of the openings 10 as shown in the cigar holder areinclined downwardly and inwardly toward the larger end of the holder sothat the streams of air entering the holder will be directed toward thesmaller end of the cigar, thus ventilatin the holder at the smaller endof the cigar an prevent the accumulation of moisture.

In the form of the invention as shown in Figures 4 and 5 the device isespecially adaptedto be used in conjunction with a cigarette and in thisinstance the body 6 is cylindrical and the axes of the openings 10 aredisposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:

A holder comprising a mouthpiece, a tubular body applied thereto andhaving an end wall provided with an opening located upon the axis of thebody, said body being of greater internal diameter at one end than atthe other, said body having at its side a series of openings extendingin a row along the body, said openings having their axes disposed towardthe axis of the body and the axes of the last mentioned openings beinginclined toward that end of the body having greater internal diameter.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE KLENK.

